Arrogance and Wisdom:
Corrupt and Innocent
By: Reffie Striheart
Chapter 2: The First Test
Hand-to-hand combat, Vincent
thought. This could be interesting. He hadn't fought hand-to-hand
for about thirty years.
A tall brown headed girl appeared
next to him. " This should be interesting don't you
think?" Vincent felt slightly surprised that someone would
actually talk to him because of his appearence.
" Yes. It should." The
girl laughed and Vincent gave her an odd look.
" You're as talkative as
ever, Vinnie." She smiled.
" Do I know you?"
Vincent asked curiously.
" Used to." She gave him
a quick smile and walked past him to be one of the first in line.
Thats when Vincent noticed the weapon by her side.
A shruiken.
He smiled. " Yuffie."
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Reno, Rude and Elena took turns
fighting the people in line. For instance, Rude fought the first
person in line, Elena the second and Reno the third. Then Rude
would fight the fourth...and so on.
" Begin!" Reno cried.
The three Turks quickly beat their first opponents. They beat
their second ones with not a lot of problems. Reno beat his
opponent and so did Rude but Elena's got her down. It went on
like this for a little while. Then it was Vincent's turn. He had
Rude. He did a quick bit of calculating and found that Yuffie
would get Reno.
Rude launched himself at Vincent
but the nimble man spun quickly away and attempted to deliver a
blow to Rude's stomache but missed when the Turk blocked the
blow. Rude moved to sweep Vincent's legs out from under him but
Vincent jumped over them and punched Rude in the face. The Turk
stumbled back whipping blood off of his nose and almost landed a
blow on Vincent's chest before he dodged backwards. Vincent spun
away from another blow and kicked Rude in the chest with all of
the power he had. Rude flew backwards and landed on the ground
and lay still.
Vincent strode foward as Rude
shook his head. He leaned down and pulled Rude up. He shook the
Turk's hand and walked away to the small group of people that had
beaten their opponents. Actually there was only two others beside
Vincent.
" Good job," one guy
with brown hair said. " My name is Teddy."
" I'm Tim," a black
haired man said looking nervously from Vincent to the ground.
" I am Vincent." Came
the ex-Turks growling reply. The two nodded nervously and sorta
scooted away.
Vincent looked up and saw that it
was Yuffie's turn. C'mon Yuffie...
Yuffie stood just about as tall as
Reno now. She grinned at something that Reno said and replied in
a no-doubt sarcastic way.
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" You'll be easy," Reno
said. Yuffie grinned.
" Yeah right Turkey,"
she growled. Reno barley had time to wonder why she was calling
him that when she launched herself at him aiming a punch at his
face. He ducked and and she dodged out of the way of his kick. He
punched at her and she ducked under his arm and kicked his knees.
Reno's knee's buckled and Yuffie kneed him the the face. He fell
backwards and then was up like a spring.
" Your gonna pay, kid,"
he growled.
" We always got along so
well," Yuffie commented before throwing a punch at the Turk.
He ducked and kicked at the girl so that he thought she couldn't
escape. But, her ninja skills saved her and she cartwheeled out
of the way and caught Reno's leg and threw him down. This time he
stayed down. He rolled over and she helped him up.
He glared at her. Yuffie sighed.
" Like I said, Reno: 'We always got along so well.'"
With a smirk she went over and joined Vincent.
" Good job."
Yuffie smiled. " Thanks
Vinnie. You did good too."
The Turks easily took out the rest
of their competetors. In the end the only ones to proceed was
Vincent, Tim, Teddy and Yuffie.
The Turks made the losers go away
and they stood in a field with the five competetors.
" I can handel anything they
throw at me," Yuffie whispered to Vincent. The ex-Turk
smiled slightly at the ninja's remark as they followed Reno, Rude
and Elena onto the grimy beach of Junon.
" The next task." Reno
smiled. He pointed up to a huge tower. " Climb this."
Yuffie looked up...and up....and
up. She hated heights.
" Oh shit."
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A/N: So will Yuffie be able to
handel the heights? Read on! And REVEIW!!!!!